Age of Empires II is the very first video game I ever played and it remains my favorite game till today. The aesthetics, history, complexity of this game had me hooked to it for nearly 15 years. And this new HD version obviously kept all the original games charm since it's virtually the same. But there are a few very nice new features that I enjoyed immesely.

What I like best about the HD version is the steam workshop support. Mods can be conveniently applied to the game, I had a few graphic textures installed to my version and it totally revitalized the experience.

The Forgotten expansion is a bit rough on the edges in the beggining, but with almost a monthly update it is getting better and better. In time I think all the new content added to the game, such as new civilizations, new campaigns, new units would match the quality of the first expansion: the Conquerors.

I have never played multiplayer in the past, now with steam support I did try a few games, and it is very user friendly to say the least, I might do that more in the future.

In summary what I love about this game and this HD version is that it brought a ture classic game back to life, it brought a generation of gamers who love this game together. I would recommend this game to anyone who have played AOE2 in the past, who is open-minded to classic strategy games, and people who love ancient civilizations. Age of Empires 2 is one of those rare experience that never grows old and keeps getting better. No game has ever impacted me as much and no other game ever will.

Age of Empires II is the very first video game I ever played and it remains my favorite game till today. The aesthetics, history, complexity of this game had me hooked to it for nearly 15 years. And this new HD version obviously kept all the original games charm since it's virtually the same. But there are a few very nice new features that I enjoyed immesely. What I like best about the HD version is the steam workshop support. Mods can be conveniently applied to the game, I had a few graphic textures installed to my version and it totally revitalized the experience. The Forgotten expansion is a bit rough on the edges in the beggining, but with almost a monthly update it is getting better and better. In time I think all the new content added to the game, such as new civilizations, new campaigns, new units would match the quality of the first expansion: the Conquerors. I have never played multiplayer in the past, now with steam support I did try a few games, and it is very user friendly to say the least, I might do that more in the future. In summary what I love about this game and this HD version is that it brought a ture classic game back to life, it brought a generation of gamers who love this game together. I would recommend this game to anyone who have played AOE2 in the past, who is open-minded to classic strategy games, and people who love ancient civilizations. Age of Empires 2 is one of those rare experience that never grows old and keeps getting better. No game has ever impacted me as much and no other game ever will.